Emmett Till's murder was a spark in the upsurge ... Months before Emmett's death in 1955, two African American activists in Mississippi had been murdered. An NAACP field worker, the Reverend ...

The lecture “Reckoning with Remembrance: Interpreting the Life and Legacy of Emmett Till at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ...

The life and tragic death of Emmett Till is the focus of a new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum. On August 28, 1955, Emmett was kidnapped, tortured, killed and dumped in the Tallahatchie ...

The memorial honours 14-year-old Emmett Till, whose torture and murder in 1955 galvanised the civil rights movement. The three may now face an investigation by the Department of Justice.